The Statue of Liberty
We decided to continue south, first to Trinity Church and the burial place of Alexander and Eliza Hamilton (surrounded by many important figures of American history) and then to Battery Park to see the Statue of Liberty.
Month: August 2022
New York City and the 9/11 Memorial
One last night in New Jersey as the sun set and the moon appeared through a rainbow of clouds. In the morning we were headed to New York City and two very important places that I have always felt drawn to visit; the 9/11 Memorial Museum and Ellis Island.
Jaws and the New Jersey Maritime Museum
Looking out over the bay as the sun sets, a little house on the dock, I could envision the scene from Jaws where Richard Dryfus begins to load his scientific tools onboard a small fishing vessel; the grizzly old captain watches with part intrigue and part mocking humor. The novel Jaws (and subsequent movie) are…
